Described as ‘Brazil’s most famous export alongside Pelé and Senna’ (though that’s definitely where the similarities end), Bündchen burst into the modeling spotlight back in 1998, aged just 18 years old. Since then, she’s become the most successful (and highest-earning) supermodel in the world, having featured on over 1,000 magazine covers and starred in some 450 fashion shows globally. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, this larger Collector’s Edition of the book was designed by Giovanni Bianco in collaboration with Gisele herself, and helps to explain how this small-town Brazilian girl made her name as one of the greatest models of all time. 

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